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Contrast and Contradiction: When you’re reading and a character says or does something that’s opposite (contradicts) what they have been saying or doing

•You should stop and ask yourself

• How might this change things?

• Why is the character acting this way?

Aha Moment: •When you’re reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out.

•You should stop and ask yourself…

• How might this change things?

• Why is the character acting this way?

Tough Questions: •When you’re reading and the character asks himself a really difficult question.

•You should stop and ask yourself…

• Why is the character acting this way?

• What does this question make me wonder about?

Words of the Wiser: •When you’re reading and a character (who’s probably older and lots wiser) takes the main character aside and gives serious advice.

•You should stop and ask yourself…

• What does this question make me wonder about?

• What’s the life lesson and how might it affect the character?

Again and Again: •When you’re reading and you notice a word, phrase, object, or situation mentions over and over,

•You should stop and ask yourself:

• What does this question make me wonder about?

• Why does this keep showing up again and again?

Memory Moment: •When you’re reading and the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory:

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•You should stop and ask yourself

• Why might this memory be important?

• Why is the character acting this way?